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LysR-type Transcriptional Regulator ChiR Is Essential for Production of All Chitinases and a Chitin-Binding Protein, CBP21, in Serratia marcescens 2170

Kazushi SUZUKIDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University;Present address: Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
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Taku UCHIYAMADepartment of Biosystem Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
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Megumi SUZUKIDepartment of Biosystem Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
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Naoki NIKAIDOUDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University;Department of Biosystem Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
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Miguel REGUEDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Health Sciences Division, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona
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Takeshi WATANABEDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University;Department of Biosystem Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
Pages 338-347 | Received 28 Jul 2000, Accepted 20 Sep 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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